Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
THROUGH THE HEART.
Iohn Quinn Killed by a Bullet From
a British Bulldog Operated by
John RaUCh6r.
In Return He Wounds His dan Sc
yerely-Tne Small Natter That
Led 20 a Deadly sffray.
Conflict of Testimony Among
witnesses, But II General Belief That
the Killing Was Unsuitable.

The fremont house, at the corner Of
calhoun and Fifteenth streets, was the
scene of a trsgedy at 1850 O'Clock p. m.
Yesterday, in which one man was shot
3esd and another severely, but notf8tally
wounded. The first floor Of the fremont
: occupied a. g saloon, the upper story as
8 lodging house, and it is rather popular
resort for railroad men and l8borers. The
saloon is run by John RqucbeT, a middle
gged German, well known in the city. II
seems that about the hour given there
we're in the saloon besides R1uCher sad
his assistant, Henry FroliCh, machinist
named John Quinn, comparative
stranger, ead couple Of rail
Rad men, one Of them named
O'Keefe. Qainn and the raiIroaders were
together, he and .O'K-efe being Old aC-
quaintances. It appears that the dispute
causing the shooting arose over the re
fusal Of RaucheT 20 furnish the party with
suV more beer. There had been no pre-
vious quarrel between any OF the parties.
The account Of the affair as told by
FrOliCh
THE BARKEFPER
was about as follows: Quinn had been
shout here several days, coming in of
evenings, and drinking a good DEAL
which rendered him qU8rrelsOme. He
was in about ! O'Clock with two others,
whom l didn't know. Quinn asked
R8ucher for some beer, bat was refused,
as he had already drank enough. Then
he asked RsUCher what he kept
inst pistol back there for, point
mg TO the one lying on the
shelf behind the bar. Raucner said he
didn't keep it 10 use, but it belonged
there, and he had a right to keep it.
Then Quinn reached over and struck him
8 time or two on the face. | WAS behind
the baT, next to the ice clest, RaUCher
was close 10 me, but between me and
Quinn, who was standing out in the cen
Ter Of the room, near the foot Ct the
counter, when he drew his pistol and
lred at R2ucher. He shOt st the latter
three times, the first shot striking him
believe in the hip. After firing the
second shot Rlucher ii ed, and the bull
let struck the wall over Quinn's head.
Then Quinn fired the third time and
Rancher got in his second, which was the
shot that killed Quinn. BE went
out eff the house, and staggering
around The corner, dropped dead.
The two men that were with Quinn did
not take q hand In the shooting.
DIR. NJ. MATKIN
was on his way to dinner and saw three
men emerge from the front door Of the
saloon looking on Calhoun street, imme-
dately after the firing ceased. Two of
them darted around the corner on Fiji
teenth and started toward Main;
the other turned TO look back,
then staggered few feet
and fell in a little open space between
tae saloon and an adjoining cabin on
Calhoun street. He hurried to the fallen
man, and cutting through his shirt with
pair Of scissors, found bullet hole in
MS right side Just below the nipple. The
ball passed through the heart and came
out on the opposite side.
When Quinn struck the ground his
earthly career had closed. Leaving one
whom medical skill WAS powerless to
keep, the doctor entered the saloon and
turned his attention to Rsucher, whom he
found suffering from two wounds. The
bullet that did thc most damsge struck
the anterior part of the left hIp bone,
passing in the direction of the
Joint and coming out at the
extremity Of the spinal column.
The other was q sljght flesh wound that
barely plOwed through the skin of the
left shoulder. Opistes were administered
but as RsuCheT resisted every effort Fl
probing, nothing further was done. 1t is
nOtthOught by his phys clans that any
vital part had been reached, and unless
the nip Joint has been shattered, he will
get over his injuries readily.
THE INQUEST.
Justice NTH empanel.ed a jury of in
quest IN the case. The testimony was
mesgeT and conflicting, and throws no
very satisfactory light on the tragedy. 5.
Ensy, the first witness, keeper of a
down town boarding house, testified:
I went into Rtucher'S saloon about II
a. m. and came back at in the afternoon.
Heard Raucher say no man could
run him out of his house
Some one said, owe don't
want to run you out, We want beer ="
Raucher said an, Cd d you, you caE't
run me out" and with that he pulled the
drawer out, and took out pistol. De-
ceased said "Wh2t in the h 90 you mean
by that; you have got the advantage of
me-" He then went TO pull his pistol, and
it hung in his pocket, but he finally got it
out. Raucher had by that time snapped
his pistol three times at deceased
and deceased snapped his two or three
times before it fred. Il went off st last
and Rsucher fell TO the floor. Then he
got up and began tiuug. l viii not be
certain which fred first
NJ. D. MARLEY,
being sworn, ssid: stepped in saloon
and saw bartender behind bar. Saw him
reach for his gun from his drawer. Then
he pointed st deceased and
snapped il twice l think. After the
shooting was over deceased walked
out OF saloon and remarked Llat che had
one on him, and that he'd be dead man
in g minute"
The testimony OF Z O'K-efa. the dead
mans friend, was OF about the same tenor
as the foregoing.
GEORGE HILL JR.,
Swore that he was standing in the saloon
door and saw some men trying to put
smother man out of the door Saw
the bartender (Raucher) talking to
O'Keefe. The bartender was one
of the men thst did the
shooting. Deceased asked bartender
what he took his pistol out OF the drawer
for. The reply was that it was his house
and he had a right to take it. Deceased
then reached over and hit the bartender
on the face 8 time or two, saying: "You
have got the pistol out to use," and then
drew his pistol and snapped it once at the
bsrkeeper. While he was swapping 1t the
barkeeper turned and got his pistol
and as he caught the handle,
deceased shot him and he